In this episode of Book Interrupted, the club dives into The Deep by Rivers Solomon, our Fan Book Pick for this season with Rian joining us, a longtime listener since season one. Together we swim into the depths of this powerful novella, a story born from music and transformed into haunting mermaid mythology.
Rian shares how the book reached her during a traumatic time in her family’s life, and why its themes spoke to her so deeply. The rest of the group weighs in: Lindsay listens to the audiobook on another road trip but finds it strangely disjointed, Ashley draws comparisons to The Giver while Lindsay connects it to Women Who Run with the Wolves, Meredith reflects on fables without happy endings and the egos of Monkey Kings, and Sarah resists the pull of consumerism…though Lindsay wonders if she may have gone too far with her tea towels.
Discussion Points: 

The book was born from music
Books that come to you at the right time
A feminine story told through a masculine audiobook narration
The Giver comparison
How not having a history can leave a void
Consumerism
The Monkey King, egos, and Aesop’s fables
Wine and food colourings
Folklore, myths, and Women Who Run with the Wolves storytelling
Do they recommend the book?

 
 
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: 
Book Interrupted
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
The Deep by Rivers Solomon
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés 
Clipping The Deep

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